Purchase by Vendor

Ranks your suppliers by what you have bought from them over a date range, with bills, total purchases, amount paid, amount due and average bill.

What this screen is for

This report groups purchasing by supplier. Over a date range you choose, and optionally for a single supplier, it shows how many distinct suppliers you bought from, the number of bills, the total purchased and the amount still due. Beneath that, each supplier gets a row with their bill count, total purchases, amount paid, amount due and average bill value.

The report can be printed, or exported as Excel, CSV or a landscape PDF.

When to use it

At period end, to see where your spending is concentrated and which suppliers you still owe. It is also the report to bring to a supplier negotiation, since it shows volume and payment history in one place.

What you see on this screen

Four cards head the page: Unique Vendors, Total Bills, Total Purchases and Due.

The detail table carries:

  • # — the row number.
  • Vendor — the supplier's name, with their email underneath.
  • Bills — how many bills they raised in the period.
  • Total Purchases — what you bought from them.
  • Paid — how much of it has been settled, shown in green.
  • Due — what is still outstanding, in red where it is above zero.
  • Avg Bill — the average value of their bills.

A totals row closes the table. Where the range returns nothing, the table is replaced by a note suggesting the date range or filters be adjusted.

Filters and actions

  • The date range picker in the header sets the period.
  • Filters — opens a Vendor selector, to narrow to one supplier, with a Reset button.
  • Print — opens a printable version.
  • Export — a menu offering Excel (.xlsx), CSV and PDF (landscape).

Related

  • Expense by Vendor — expenses grouped the same way
  • Purchase Orders — the commitments behind the bills

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